... that the dates on which they were passed do not form part of the titles to the statutes. The legal system of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) is the English common law system. The principles of English common law apply in the territory by virtue of the 1705 Common Law (Declaration of Application) Act and those...

... of Wills (Persons Dying Abroad) Act, 2018. Maples Group, Attorneys-at-Law Cayman Islands English common law rules of equity executed will real estate personal estate intestacy compulsory shares community of property This chapter delves into the laws of the Cayman Islands. It stresses...

... came into operation on 7 October 1971. Before 7 October 1971, the English common law and the rules of equity, subject to such modifications as circumstances required and subject to any amendment or law that applied to Hong Kong, were in force in Hong Kong. (a) The legal system applied in Hong Kong...